SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The SUNYAC recognizes Geneseo's Lauren Romito as the 2023 Women's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year. This award is nominated and voted on by the conference sports information directors. 

Romito was a first-team All-SUNYAC selection this season, averaging a double-double at 14 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. In conference games, she averaged 15.1 points per game and 10.3 rebounds. Romtio shot 58 percent from the field this season, including 71 percent from the line. She also tallied 47 blocks in her senior season. In the classroom, she has a 3.73 cumulative GPA and 3.61 GPA for the 2022 fall semester as a double major in communications and math.

During each season, the conference honors student-athletes for their efforts in their sport, as well as their academics. Out of hundreds of winter athletes, one athlete from each sport was selected for this distinction. In order to be eligible for the SUNYAC Scholar Athlete of the Year award student-athletes must prove both academic and athletic excellence by obtaining a minimum 3.30 overall GPA, be a starter or significant reserve for their team, and be at least a sophomore. The SUNYAC Scholar Athlete Award began in 2016-17.